Search resumed for missing surfer on North Shore

CrimeStoppers and HPD are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Kirk Passmore who was last seen Wedmesday at about 11:00 a.m., surfing on the North Shore.

Fire rescue personnel resumed searching Thursday morning for the 32-year-old Haleiwa man missing since Wednesday, but large waves around Waimea Bay are hampering efforts to search some shorelines and waters.

The surfboard belonging to Kirk Passmore was recovered Wednesday at Chun's Reef, after friends reported that he had gotten in trouble at a break on the Haleiwa side of Waimea Bay known as Alligator Rock around 11:20 a.m. His surfboard had been broken in half and its leash was missing.

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aomohoawrote:

My condolences to the family.

on November 14,2013 | 08:33AM

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islandinthesunwrote:

This is so heartbreaking...just last week our family went thru this. I really hope they have a successful recovery...thoughts and prayers go out to Kirk's familly and friends.

on November 14,2013 | 11:54AM

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islandinthesunwrote:

*family*

on November 14,2013 | 11:54AM

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HawaiiCheeseBallwrote:

So sad, condolences to his family. Second one this month on the North Shore, there was that young man who went missing earlier (the Farriington High School football player).